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Boots on the ground: Two deployments, two different roles

A WCC AmeriCorps member reflects on serving in both Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for 30-days at a time, assisting communities after Hurricane Maria.

"How much clean air do we need?"

Learn how and why Washington adopted its own Clean Air Act.

Funding supports jobs and clean water in Washington's communities

We are proposing to award nearly $154 million in financial assistance for 69 high-priority clean-water projects across the state.

Triple Creek Project: Human-built 'beaver dams' restore streams
Human-built beaver dams can restore streams.
Boots on the ground: Home from U.S. Virgin Islands with memento and more

A WCC AmeriCorps member shares a memorable story from serving in the U.S. Virgin Islands, assisting communities after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Ecology denies petition to begin rulemaking to establish nutrient wasteload allocations for a Puget Sound TMDL
Ecology received a rule petition from Northwest Environmental Advocates for us to engage in rulemaking to place wasteload allocations in a rule for an official water cleanup plan.
New website makes it easier to find state and federal funding

The new FundFinder.wa.gov is a clearing house for water quality and salmon project funding.

Protecting the great Columbia River

We recently completed a report on Columbia River vessel traffic that will help us respond to spills on the Columbia alongside our partners. 

Innovative Regional Septic Loan Program partnership wins EPA and local awards
Our program was incredibly successful in its first year. It prevented 36 million gallons, equal to 55 Olympic-sized swimming pools, of wastewater from flowing into Puget Sound watershed.
Give your input on Washington’s first statewide water quality permit for wineries

We are proposing a new statewide water quality permit for wineries.